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tony barnhill

tony barnhill

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Just got a notice that I have 256,000+ Delta Sky Miles....so, a trip to the UK & Ireland is in the planning stage for this summer....I've got lots of parts I want to find....& maybe its time to bring an MGF back...

Anybody in the UK know where we can find a LHD with factory hardtop? & anybody know where we can pull the drivetrain & still be able to still move the rest of the body to a shipping container?
 
Wow... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif
 
You may want to go on the continent for an LHD, cars are traditionally cheaper in Belgium than UK.
BTW I'm very jealous! Good luck hunting.
 
Did a quick search on e-bay UK, turned up 222 MGFs, I then modified the search to include "LHD" and got nothing.

If you really want a LHD one you'll find far more on the continent.

Maybe you could try a dealer in one of the big ports- Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, etc. that could pull it apart as you require- I presume you won't have the equipment to do-it-yourself.

An alternative would be to find one in a car-breakers yard that's had the engine/transmission pulled and make your own "kit" with that as a basis. But I'd think such cars would be in rougher condition than whole ones....
 
We'll also be hitting the continent...problem there is disassembly..guess I could buy it there, drive back to the UK & didsassemble/ship
 
Tony, that's outside your collection mission statement.
 
How do you go to UK ebay or any other ebay?
 
I figured an RV8 would be more your style Tony.
 
Would love one, Kenny - but LHD's in them are more scarce than hen's teeth! Not really sure if I want an MGF but need to start looking so I can act if I decide to.
 
And here I really thought Tony was going to get a clasic delivery truck of some sort to make his post office runs.
 
Ain't nothin' wrong with RHD. Gets a lot of attention, that's fer sure. I actually prefer RHD in many ways, although it does have drawbacks as well.

An MGF won't attract much attention on the road unless a person happens to realize it isn't a car offered in the US. But a RHD car of any sort will stand out as a European car! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Hey, Tony -

How 'bout south of the border? Might be a cheaper deal.

By the way, I'm still planning a trip to Honduras this coming summer.

Mickey
 
I've been the Mexico route - they can't sell to a US citizen....& there has to be a bond equal to the value of the car left at the border when it comes across to ensure it goes back.

Mickey, Jerri says we're going with you!
 
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Great! We'll talk dates soon.
 
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I've been the Mexico route - they can't sell to a US citizen

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Just curious, can they sell to a non-US citizen?
 
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